Discounts on Apple products are heating up as CES winds down. Grab a 2018 iPad for $279 to use with newly announced iOS-connected devices, or pick up an upgraded 13-inch MacBook Pro from just $1,349. Apple's 2017 12.9-inch iPad Pros are also on sale from $699 after clearance markdowns.

A U.S. District Judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit brought against Apple for its handling of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in ARM-based processors, which the plaintiffs blamed for slowing down iPhones, iPads, and other products with A-series chips.

Future USB-C devices will confirm the authenticity of connected peripherals, which could lead to future iPhones, iPads, and Macs only accepting fully-compliant chargers and rejecting hazardous devices.

iPad activations surged the most among all phones and tablets during the Christmas holiday, dominating the top four spots -- fifth place being taken by another Apple product, the iPhone XR, according to new analytics data.

It's the start of a brand new year, and as usual there is a lot happening in the first half of 2019, for both Apple itself and for connected companies in the rest of the technology sphere. AppleInsider details some of the things you should expect to hear more about in the next few months.

Ringing in the new year, retailers are offering cash discounts on HomePods, MacBook Pros and iPads with discounts of up to $280 off. Ready to tackle tax prep? H&R Block Deluxe + State 2018 is on sale for $17.98 today only while supplies last.

October 2018 saw Apple host an iPad Pro, Mac mini, and MacBook Air refresh event -- but Bloomberg dropped an iffy China iCloud spy chip bombshell. Plus, Kanye West elected himself as an unofficial Apple spokesman. All this and more, in Apple's October 2018 in review.

Today is the last day to save hundreds on iPads, with prices starting at just $279. Apple Watches are also on sale, with cash discounts on both Series 3 and Series 4 models. Meanwhile, Anker USB-C accessories and Qi wireless chargers are up to 48% off while supplies last.

Every venue in the history of publication has pieces that they like a lot -- but never got as much traction as they thought it would. To celebrate the end of the year, AppleInsider staff got together to discuss not what you guys clicked on the most, but the editorial and feature pieces that we liked best in 2018.

It's easy to say that iPads are easy to use: it is certainly possible to get one out of its shrink-wrapped box and be working on it in a few minutes. Yet you begin by having to make a lot of decisions and you end being able to make a lot of choices. You get it out of the box, we'll take it from there.